My New Surly LHT 46 cm Blue Velvet

[Catrin]

Okay so I sold my Aurora to a lady who was over joyed by it. That's the way it should be. Right now, I'm loving my Surly LHT. No name yet, I'm working on it. (Caitrin, they didn't send the short-reach levers but luckily they fit my hands fine. )
Hope these pics show okay. The Blue Velvet is gorgeous in person, a striking cobalt blue color. I wish Brooks had another "blue" saddle besides the "Team Pro special edition." My *** is too wide for the Team Pro.

I want different rack, saddle and fenders, but for now I'm happy. Fender solutions first please. These are Planet Bike fenders 26'' and they suck. I have 700C Planet bike fenders on my 520 and they fit great. These just aren't made for skinnier 26 inch tires. Any suggestions?

Beautiful bike! even if I AM biased!

I have no suggestions on the fenders, I need fenders and rack myself for my LHT but need to settle the saddle issues first. I am looking forward to seeing what you decide. Very good to hear that you can use those levers they sent - apparently they don't pay much attention when they are boxing the builds what size levers should come with it.

Glad to hear you found a home for the Aurora, and your soon-to-be-named LHT and you will be able to put on many, many miles I am certainly trying to get as many miles on MY Surly boy as I can

[moderncyclista]

I know! Maybe I'll call up Rivendell about the fenders. They sell a lot of bikes with smaller 26 and 650 size tires. Hrmmm. When I get a chance, I'll give it a whirl. I mean, these fenders function fine. (I've driven them in the rain and through puddles.) I'm just a stickler for aesthetics. The rack is great and sturdy, I really all in all have nothing to complain about. If anyone else has experience or ideas....your input is welcome.

[Zen]

Before you pay Rivendell prices you should see what VeloOrange has to offer.

[jdubble]

the fenders on my mom's bike looked kind of like that until the bike shop cut the lower stays down so they could slide forward more into the little adjuster thing-jobber down by the eyelets on the fork. didn't take them 10 seconds to do it.

you'd still have quite a bit of clearance btwn the fender and tire but at least it'd be evenly spaced, you know? and then it wouldn't look quite as "off."

[moderncyclista]

update: 7/03/10

Fenders adjusted, again at LBS. Fit is better, I can at least stand to look at it. Crotch-busting saddle replaced with a Specialized Lithia saddle. I chose a BG saddle rather than another Brooks for several reasons. I like my Brooks, but this one suited me for the all weather riding I'll be doing. Snow, rain, slush, etc. It's lower maintenance that way. I'll take another shot of it soon to show you the changes. (As far as fender solutions go, I've thought *eventually* about ordering some "Woody's custom fenders." He was so nice when I called him on the phone to talk.)

[Catrin]

Looking forward to hearing about your fenders - is there anything against using Planet Bike fenders? They seems to have fenders that will fit 26 inch wheels - just wondering how noisy they might be.

[KnottedYet]

Looking forward to hearing about your fenders - is there anything against using Planet Bike fenders? They seems to have fenders that will fit 26 inch wheels - just wondering how noisy they might be.

They don't make any noise once you get them adjusted properly.
I've got them on two bikes (a 700c and a 26 inch).